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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-22

Curly Head peeps IN 20 see what's the matter;
She tsplef now dolly arruyed like a queen
d, never before such q beauty was seen.
Her hat has bright feathers, so grand and SO
gay.
Aud her Iaustry bang hang every possible
WY,
Little Curly Head laughed and said 10 herself;
NOW. somebody's been here, u fairy or elf.
Such slippers and stockingsl They're just
like mine,
And her gloves and her fan-uow, isn't She
tnc3
She's her mammals own darling; she's as
sweet as a rose.
Aud who ever saw such beautiful nosel
But sect here's her bureau, her sofa anu
CHAIR
1horc's everything under tho sun, dcolarol
Welt upvpr-l never in all my life
saw SO many things. And here Is knife,
a fork aud a spoon, ana the prctticst tray,
And sHucors and cups. But u pat them
away
In this dear little play house, with windows
and doors,
Just ijkc tho big houses and all the nico
stores
Now thnts Just what l wanted. Old Santa
Claus knows
what little girls likc-hut "whcro arc my
cOtbrst
Now Curly Heads toes began to look rcd;
with "a hop and skip she jumped into bed,
And she said I'm tuke dolly, ! liko Ter the
hest;
The dcari she's SO pretty but she Isn't un.
dressed"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-22

u think, Dick. !" said Mrs Smallfaco
to her hopeful, 'that | shall put you in
trousers very soon"
"But not until after Christmas ma. "
"Why not@
40 because YOU know, ma, / shah
have to wear short stockings and they
don't hold much.
Very clear head Dick has.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20

Last week party of Vermonters con
sisting Of Gov. Ormsbee, Brig Gen. w. l..
Greenleaf, Adjt Gen. T. $. Peck, Gen. 7.
0. Seaver, ex Gov. S. +. Pingree Coils.
Z. NJ Mansur and d. X. Hall, and Maj. c.
H. Forbes attended the unwilling of the
Sedgwick monument, erected on the spot
where Gen. Sedgwick fell at Spottsy lvania
Court House. On the way from Washing
ton stop was made at Fredericksburg
where points of historic interest were Wis
tied and in the evening campfire was
held. On their arrival at the Spottsylvania
court house on Thursday morning the par
ty were met and welcomed by large num-
Der of Virginians, including many ex-con-
federates who had gathered to witness the
dedication ceremonies. Gen. q. II. Wright
presided, prayer was offered by Rev j. y.
Rittner, late of the 10th Pennsylvania vol
unteers, letters were read from President
Cleveland and the governors of several
states and the unwilling of the tablet fol
lowed Gen. j. w. Latta of Pennsylvania
was the orator and his address was follow
ed by shorter one from exGov. Pingree.
whose patriotic sentiments were received
with cheers from the veterans of both sides,
(Which told plainly enough that the men
who fought each other so fiercely 50 many
years ago would now fight together, should
it he necessary, in the defence of our undi-
vided country The monument is of Quin-
cy granite, approximately pyramidal in
! f..a -, bai FOO H,,i
inches square at the base and surmounted
by cross The account of the dedication
contributed to the Burlington Free Pres,
says;
THE Vermont party present distinguish
ed the positions occupied by the cavalry
and the infantry of the Vermont brigade
and the 10th regiment. Col. Mansur wen
at once to the place where the 10th Yer
mont lay, about 300 feet in rear of wher,
Gen. Sedgwick was killed. Col Mansul
went to the identical tree through which
shell had passed, and near which he ha,
lain while "A member of the 10th Vermont
He was accompanied by two of Pickett
men, one of whom is one of the few sur
vivors of that terrible charge made b,
Pickett's troops at Gettysburg. The Yer
mont party visited among other points o
interest the bloody angle and the spo
where Gen. Upton's picked command of |
regiments, several of them being of the oil
Vermont brigade, led by that gallant an
intrepid soldier, Col. T. o. Seaver of tn
I'd Vermont, who started in the fourth lin,
and when the works were taken was ther
among the first. The earth works of bot
armies were found to he in fair state
preservation and the various positions
the troops could easily he traced
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20
IN MEMoRIAM.


At Orange, n. J last Wednesday morn
ing, a bright young life came 10 a close in
the death Of Minnie f., only daughter of
Mrs. Kate NJ and the late Rev Horace Bur
chard Of this town. The news came as
sad surprise 10 the people Of BrattebOro,
most Of whom, though aware that Miss Bur
chard was far from well, had no thought that
her hold upon life was so frail as the event
proved Her illness dated back at least 10
the time Of her graduation from the High
school two years ago, when the serious i'll
ness Of her mother, added TO the anxiety
usually attendant upon school examina-
tons, induced a severe strain upon the ner-
vous system which finally eliminated in
extreme nervous prostration. The best
medical aid was summoned, but she gradu-
ally grew worse and as last resort was
taken, about five weeks ago, TO a private
sanatorium in New York from which the
patients were afterwards removed To Or
ange. Here the disease rapidly developed
unfavorable symptoms, and ON Friday Il
letter was received, the contents of which
greatly alarmed Mrs. Burchard, who mme-
diately started for New York, arriving
there Saturday night and remaining with
her daughter till the end, which came at
two o'clock Wednesday morning. Very
fortunately Col and Mrs Estey were ia
New York at this time, and ON being mott
fled Of Minnie's death 10y II telegram from
Brattleburo, they went at once to the he
reaved mother and accompanied her on the
sad journey home with the remains, which
/ were taken 10 Col. Esteys residence. where
] the funeral was held this afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Parry officiating. Eminently social 10y
nature and Of IA vivacluus temperament,
| Miss Burchard made friends wherever she
/ went. and her loss will be a real one 10 her
young associates in Brattleboro, where she
has lived since her father came here as pas
tor of the Baptist church in 1878 or 10.
! Possessing an nliectionate disposition aud a
winning righteousness which made her
/ very lovable, she had also much strength of
character, which has been shown especially
in the last year of invuldism by Il brave ef
fort 10 look always on the bright side. tn,
High school class Of ~ and the SUNDAY
school class of which the deceased had long
been a member Miss Susan Bgelow, teach
err, attended the funeral in "A BODY pre-
,cnting beautiful and appropriate floral Of
feriugs, aud there were besides "A larry,
number Of floral tributes from friends a
home and abroad While the sorrowin,
mother receives from all the deepest sym
patty IN her great affection. she has ais,
the comforting assurance that with he
child 1t is well "
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20

As Orchard post cannot be said 10 be-
long specially to one town, the member.
residing IN Newiune, Townshend, Ward,
bor0 and Broukline, its observation Of Ne,
mortal day will extend over considerable
territory and occupy the greater part Of
three days, as follows Friday afternoon
the 9th, at Wnrdsboru Sunday morning
following the post will attend annual ser
vice at Williamsvile and decorate soldiers
graves there at Brookline in the after
noon: at Townshend Monday morning
where the post will dine and at Fayett..
Vile IN the afternoon there will be- pXer
r,es in the village cemetery with an AL
dress at the church. A collation. will b.
served at Union hall and contributions for
it will he Appreciated. Flowers should b,.
sent 10 the hall for arrangement in the
/ forenoon Let all who can bring floral
tributes and thus especially honor the ia,
/ There is To- be IA mound in memory Of un
| known graves.
/ Win members Of the library association
| please attend the adjourned annual meeting
| promptly at 3 p. NJ Saturday, at y. NJ
Batcheder's.
The loss Of the Salmon hole" bridg,
makes busy work at our station Pa,,en
gers come by team from towns above.
Mr. Fri Franklin died at the home Of h
daughter, Mrs VIM Bruce. last Saturla,
morning. Funeral service was held il
/ TOwnshend
Six members Of the old Universalist sew
ing circle were at the appointed mertin
/ Wednesday and elected Mrs g. h John
son secretary and treasurer They put TIN
matter Of using bank funds for cemcter
purposes in charge Of a committee y
j. W. Hosford, the enterprising mile
at Five Points, is just now amusing tn
public by operating an incubator. and sine
profit with him is not the object sought. b
is naturally not disappointed in that he gu
only two chickens out Of about 400 egg
We understand he will set him again
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20
MINOR NOTES.

Justice William b. Woods of the United
States supreme court died in Washington
Saturday. He was native of Ohio, where
he became speaker of the House before the
war. During the war he rose from second
lieutenant to majo general. After the war
he removed to Alabama, and in 1859 was
appointed a United States circuit court
lor of the state, In 1880 he was appointed
to the supreme bench by President Hayes
and has shown himself AN able and faithful
member of the court.
New York was even dryer" last Sunday
than ON the Sunday before. Sixty-iive sa-
loon keepers who tried to do a back door
business were arrested. The hotels obeyed
the law to the letter, and some of them
draped their bars in mourning. The popu-
lar places of resort were on the New Jersey
side, where the excursionists hocked by the
thousands.
Burlington people are enthusiastic over
the prospect that yachting will become one
of their established summer sports. A
largely attended meeting of the Lake Cham
plain yacht club was held ON Monday. Elk
Gov, Smith was chosen president, and u
A, Woodbury. and w. H. II. Murray head
the list of executive committees.
A few nights ago four men assaulted two
women between Burlington and Winooski
and outraged one of them, the other escap
ing, The men were arrested, and one Of
them pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
year and half in the state prison. Tn,
Rutland Herald sarcastically thinks it prob
able that ''if he had stolen horse he would
have been sent up for at least four years"
Senator Morrill, and family go this weel
TO their STAFFORD home for the summer.
All the conditions imposed by the act Of
Congress appropriating $40, 900 toward the
completion of the battle monument at Ben
nington having been complied with, includ
ing the approval of the design by the sec
crtary of state the secretary of the treas
ury has directed that AN account be startec
with the governor of Vermont, and tina
the money appropriated by Congress b.
placed TO his credit
Mrs. Grant has so far received 1894, 459.
90 as profits ON the sale of Grants me
mOiFs ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20

The seasons work Of the Rural Improve
ment association is already beginning to lie
seen about town. MANY Of the society,
flower beds have been filled and the com
mon has been made trim and tidy. Some
hall dozen or more people about town have
given the flowers for beds The bed at the
railroad station is ready to be- filled and is
a happy beginning uf an effort 10 make the
depot surroundings as attractive as may be-.
Mr.. Allen, the florist. gives the How err, for
this bed
notable Improvement ha. been made
ON Main street this week in the removal of
the fence, from the Cune. Thompson and
Clapp premise, and from the front Of Ia,
vacant lot below the Brooks Library
Fences and hedges have been removed
elsewhere this spring, though not ~ gen
orally ~ was To- be hoped or a. IS sur,
u he the case within year or two
High street for instance, would be con
vert"i INTO IA green and shady lawn or parL
II all the fences were down. and the ap
/ pearance of every individual house would
/ he greatly improved. The same holds tru,
/ of other sections of the village.
We endorse cordially the suggestions in
( the following notice Of the Improvement
/ society's officers. and hope they will b,
| promptly acted upon
In view Of tn, musical festival which il T., TAX
/ place here next week and the numt-.r Of stranger
that will probably visit Us to assist in th,. c.hru
. Ton, the Village Improvement s.S'i,ty would ear
nrsty suggest to ali our citizens thai the ,r,,inl
attached 10 their Residences should be- put an III
lS'st possible order Much has been done and wi
b. done, but something still remains II is 10 h
hoped that each and every one will unit. iu dom
an IA their power "a enliauc,- the many naturu
bautlrs ot our pretty and picturesque village
.. W. HOOKER
c. 4 Mills
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20

THE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES

THE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES.
Memorial Day, May Both, will be suitably
observed by G. b. Lawton Post No. A, and
the public is invited TO participate. Rev.
Mr. Sexton will deliver the Memorial SER
mon ON Sunday, the 29th, at the Congrega-
tlonal church. The post will attend in "a
body On Monday the members of the post
and all old soldiers will assemble at the post
room ut 10 O'Clock, marching TO the Uni
versalist church, where the exercises will
be held. Judge ID. T.. Nicholson of Rutland
will pronounce the grafton. Music will be
furnished by the Wilmington cornet band.
After the ceremony of decorating the
graves at the cemetery, the members of
the post will repair To their hall where II
collation. will he served all old soldiers,
their families and soldiers orphans are in
vited TO be present, The lodge of Good
Ienplars Is invited 10 join in the procession
and II Is hoped that large number of pu
pills from the public schools will attend
Contributions of flowers are solicited
Mrs. Fred Moore will hereafter do laun-
dry work at her house.
The Baptist people will probably worship
IN the town hall while their church is un-
dergolng repairs.
Rev Mr.. Sargent will preach in jackson
vile next Sunday morning, and Rev Mr.
SaNton in West Dover in the afternoon.
Our new cornet band is displaying "A good
deal of enthusiasm aud the time is evident
" not far Off when we shall have IA first
class band again. Miss Nina Miller our
young lady cornetist is practicing with the
band aud il is expected will become a mem
Der, and play with them Decoration day.
II. Manu. ir, is making a business visit
to Dakota.
q. NJ. Russell has returned TO town.
Miss White is showing a new stock of
millinery,
Geo. Il. Haynes has bought the John
Stowe place and is repairing the saml,
Mrs b. A. johnson and daughter have
returned from visit TO Bennington.
] The remains of Mrs. Edgar +, Boyd Of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20
THE PROPOSED CEMETERY EXTEN
SION.
A Protest from Mr.. Wood.

Editors of The PhgHir: | have a few
statements to make through the columns
of your paper, in regard to an article writ
ten some time ago upon the extension of
Prospect Hill cemetery. may throw more
light upon the subject and bring the peopl,
10 little better understanding of the case.
For long period of years | have been IA
law-abiding. tax paying citizen of Brattle-
boru, and AS such am entitled to n hearing
and certain rights myself II by circunl-
stances my farm is of value, or increasing
in value, being within city limits |, in def
erence to all others, ought u hold said es-
tate at my own disposal All honorable.
iTminded persons cannot fail 10 see and
admit this. If there We're no other availa-
ble ground, might give so great a sacrifice
some consideration but | am informed
that AN extent of unoccupied land owned
by George Clark and another by Eugene
Frost have been offered or could be obtain
ed Tor TINS purpose ut reasonable rates
These lands are not far, but a proper dis
lance, from town, high ground, but ON a
level with the main road, unwashable very
even, easy of access, and every way more
desirable for this purpose. Besides these
are other attainable lands possessing the
above advantages. The committee. and
other older citizens of like good Judgment,
have expressed this same opinion but thew
say the trouble comes from some of the
| present lot-holdVs, who fear that if a new
| cemetery is opened the present one will not
| he kept up or properly cared for in the flu
/ ture. 1t is quite improbable that the said
cemetery, situated as it is will for "a long
| lapse of years be very much neglected.
| We have many large towns where there
are two or more separate burying grounds,
| the older one being well cared for. This
/ depends wholly upon the fund invested by
the lot holders for the care of their lots.
| Others, of am opposite opinion, contend
that IN the future u large burying GROUND
especially the oldest part, is more liable Ia
neglect than smaller separate one.
! II Is quite as important that right actions
and just dealing should engage the present
as that all should be overruled by an undue
concern for what may or may not happen
IA thousand years from now. At all events.
none Of the present lot-holders should be
50 selfish IN this respect as 10 prevent Others
from choosing an equally desirable spot for
the burial of their dead, and am told that
many are opposed 10 appropriating low.
washable ground for this purpose, and would
sooner bury out of town than ON the sub.
jacent land.
Aside from these objections, the two in
tervening substantially built homesteads
with their farm outbuildings, make IL DIM,
cult, expensive. Besides, the roads, which
cannot be obstructed, make il disconnected
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20
A QUERY

Last weeks Refurmer tells us that Fred
Waite set out - OOO. 600 strawberry plants
on three acres 1t is we'll known that
Fred can do more business than any other
hoy Of his size in town. 1t is also well as
tablished that the Reformer can tell the best
story Of any paper in the state let Us
look at these f., OOO, 600 plants and see " hat
they look like after we set them out II
one man could set 1000 plants in Il dav, it
would take him 500 days, or HOO men six
days, to set the IL, 900 OOO II one plant
was put On every square inch of ground
only 1851 SEQ could be put ON the three
acres, so that the other %, 50 $50 would
have Ia be used for mulching. If they had
all been set IN one row one inch apart. the
r"w would have been nearly 663 miles long.
and # they were IA foot apart the length
would be over s,9Jl miles It would take
an express tram, running 30 miles AN hour
more than o. days 10 run from end to end
50 that the Reformer would he a second
hand paper when it got through. Their,
would he ripe Strawberries on the row ever,
day IN the year. In fact, the sun would
never shine on both ends of the row at the
same time
Dear Phoenix, do tell US how this wa,
done and what will be the price of straw
. berries next season a.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20
A Man who win Rear watching.

Under this heading Washington CORE
spondent draws an entertaining picture of
Senator Allison of Iowa, man not init
mately known or much talked of at the
east, but who is regarded in the west as
one of the coming men of the time and in
Washington takes high rank among his col
leagues and party associates. Senator Al
lison was the son of an Ohio farmer and
lived on the farm, doing his share Of farm
work, until he was 10, He was of a studi-
Gus, aspiring turn of mind, however and
after studying at various academies and in
the Western Reserve college, he took up the
law and settled in Ashland, o., in 1851,
but five years later, attracted by the "won-
derful boom" which then took place in
Iowa land, he went 10 that state and soon
after was settled as partner in prosper
Gus law firm in Dubuque. He touk deep
and active interest in the political agitation
of the times, and his first public political
work was done on the stump for Abraham
Lincoln in the campaign of 1860. In the
early days of the war he was active as a
member of Gov. Kirkwood's staff in organ
izing the volunteer forces, aud his services
here and in the field of politics won him
AN election in 1852 To the House of Repre-
sentatives in the 3Sth Congress Ever since
then he has been in public life, and he is
now serving his third term in the Senate.
In his physical appearance Senator ALI
SON is well built, robust and sturdy "A
trainer would say at once his flesh was firm
aud hard The head is covered with thick
we'll cut hair Of dark brown, through which
the gray shows plrntifully. The beard is
Of the same shade, but almost white from
the temples 10 the jaw. The upper lip i,
shayen smooth The eye is blue, clear
firm and friendly, The mans dress is ex
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20

and consequently still unextended and II
a new cemetery is ~ be opened, the pubic
good at large should be considered, and the
committee should act upon their own Judg-
ment, aside from some individuals who are
thinking, IL is very evident TO many, quite
as much of their own personal interest as
that Of the present lot holders they are 50
forward TO proclaim. have never set any
price upon my farm, nor have ! been offer
ed any by the committee, they understand.
ing from the first that did not wish TO sell
for this purpose but we are posted, and
know at what rates land is being sold all
about us.
II space would allow or occasion required,
would like 10 give some facts in regard 10
the new part Of the present cemetery, which
/ once owned and gave up 10 be sold for
this purpose, and let the people Judge for
themselves who were the most considerable
TO the poor and who made a sacrifice Of
more than thousand dollars and if there
is another citizen who, according to his
means. has done more, ! would like 10 have
him brought forward. If one can find a
basis in the statute article Of page 10 where
by they can seize upon and appropriate for
| burial purposes the best and most valuable
part of Il mans lands, 10 the great damage
Of his remaining property, which is already
in demand for building purposes, action
had better be taken upon the moral law un
/ Ill an amendment be enacted At any rate
this will be no surety against the necessity
Of having in the future n third cemetery
! All lands located 80 near the business cen
ire and railroad station should he reserved
| for building purposes. The future exten
sion, the prosperity OF the town, and tn,
good Of the people demand this.
r. g. WOOD.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20
UNITED SKATES COURT.

The May term Of the United States cir
cult court convened at Windsor, ON Tues
day, the 18th inst Hon VIM. j, Wallace.
circuit judge, was present and occupied
the bench with Judge Wheeler. The dock
ct was called and several cases were set for
trial by jury, but owing to the fact that the
marshal had not been able TO obtain the
necessary public funds to pay jurors and
witnesses no steps had been taken by coun-
sci 10 procure an attendance of the parties
To suits or their witnesses. Several motions
were heard by the court, the only one of
any local interest being in the case of l..
Birney Lamson, late L. S. post office in
spector, VS. Geo. T. Shanks, editor of the
Londonderry Sitter, which is an action
charging defendant with libel Defend.
ants counsel filed IA motion to dismiss the
case for want of jurisdiction, in that it APP.
peared that the attorneys who brought the
plaintiffs suit had nowhere alleged in the
writ that the parties were citizens of diff
ferent states as the laws of the United
States required. The court held that it had
no jurisdiction and ordered the case dis
missed. Afterward on motion of plaintiff
counsel the court decided that they might
amend their writ in that particular, and
the case be continued TO the October term
with leave To the defendant 10 plead to tn,
action. On Wednesday the court took al
adjournment until June 2Sth